12Synonyms found for controlled

Word Origin & History

control early 14c., "to check, verify, regulate," from Anglo-Norm. contreroller "exert authority," from M.L. contrarotulus "a counter, register," from L. contra- "against" (see contra) + rotulus, dim. of rota "wheel" (see roll). From a medieval method of checking accounts by a duplicate register. Sense of "dominate, direct" is c.1450. Related: Controllable (1570s); controlled (1580s; of rent, from c.1930); controlling (1520s). Control group in scientific experiments is attested from 1952 (from a sense of control attested since 1875). Control freak is late 1960s slang.

Example Sentences for controlled

We traveled further and controlled more land in a few weeks than what has ever been achieved in military history.

They are tightly controlled by families, who have only a paltry stake in the companies at their base.

When several great whites congregate, their dominance is expressed with body bumps and controlled biting.

Spread by creeping rhizomes and can be invasive if not controlled.

Critically, they can even be controlled in cells taken from mice that have been grown using reprogrammed cells.

Biologists have controlled the coyote population, and the wolves are thriving.

Controlled breathing also boosted synchronization, though not to the extent of recitation.

It was as controlled a process as traditional peer review.

Not as easy as with controlled experiments, but possible nonetheless.

There are sections of beach where one can swim with dolphins, but interactions with them are strictly controlled.